We are just ordering the T shirts from out friends at Decathlon. The tri team have modelled them in the office and have come to the conclusion that the sizes are slightly on the small size. So when you collect your T shirt it will be a size up from what you originally requested. e.g if you put down for a small size you will actually get a medium.
Hopefully this will ensure that everyone gets a size suitable.
We have been asked a few times recently “who are the people who organise the NHS / Bolton Council Triathlon” Well you may be surprised to find out that we are not full time event organisers! Instead we are the Get Active team. The Get Active team are part of the Public Health Department within Bolton Council.
Our day jobs involve encouraging and supporting the people of Bolton to become more active and we develop and support a wide variety of programmes and activities across the town. If you would like to find out a bit more about the team or put names to the faces you will speak to on the phone and will see on race day take a look at the website here
This year there will be even more for the family to do while waiting to cheer loved ones across the finish line. Among the attractions will be a climbing wall, hot food, coffee van, refreshments, boxing arena, football arena, DJ and plenty of good music. All this can be found at the Athletes Village on Old Station Part Horwich from 9.30am.
We are delighted to announce that Decathlon Bolton are supporting this years event. They will be providing spot prizes, numbers and are assisting with this years finishers technical T shirt.
With just over one weeks till race day the team would like to draw all competitors attention to the following information regarding the cycle part of the triathlon.
Cyclists MUST obey the rules of the road at all times. The cycle course has marshals on each junction, however the marshals role is to indicate route direction only, they have no legal jurisdiction over road traffic. It is the competitors responsibility to ensure their safety at all times, especially at junctions.
We would also particularly like to highlight that cyclists need to take extra care when descending Sheep House Lane. This is quite narrow at parts and there will be the usual Sunday tourist traffic. We highly recommend that cyclists either drive or cycle the route before race day to ensure they are familiar with the course
If you are intending to travel to Bolton via train for the race you need to be aware that there are major disuptions to train services over the whole weekend. You can find more details
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/91457.aspx?nreTrack=EngineeringMay_Oct
On Tuesday 16th June 2015, we will be hosting a Q&A session where you will get the chance to quiz the organisers of the event on anything that you are unsure of. The Q&A’s will be followed by a “try the course session” where participants who do not know the bike route will have the opportunity to ride the cycle route accompanied by the event team and run the run route. The outline of the evening is
6.00pm Q & A session
6.30pm Cycle the bike course
8.00pm Run the course
Places for this session are limited and will be offered on a first come first served basis. If you are interested in coming along to this informal yet informative evening, please book your place by emailing info@nhstriathlon.com or via the contact us page.To ensure the evening runs safely people who are not registered will be unable to join the session.
Entry to the Fun Tri opened on Friday 9th January. Amazingly over half of the solo place have already been taken. So don’t delay – enter today!
There are some great pictures from the event photographer. These are free to download and can be found here
Enjoy
As part of our series of tips and training advice we will take a closer look at how you can get swimming. It’s often the part of a triathlon that people fear the most, but swimming can actually be really good fun- you don’t even have to learn the crawl for triathlon if you don’t want to! With the NHS Fun Triathlon with Bolton Council fast approaching, there is no better time to dive in (or push off) and improve your swim stroke. Here are some ideas to help get you started:
First of all you better find your nearest pool!
The wonders of the internet make it really rather easy to find your local pool or lido! Simply follow this link, type in your postcode and hey presto – a comprehensive list of your nearest swimming facilities!
http://www.swimming.org/poolfinder/pools/search/
Get fit, log your progress, ask an expert…
The very same website has a host of free resources and links to help you get swimming, from training ideas to diet and nutrition advice- you could spend hours reading through all the information available – just don’t forget to actually put what you learn into practice!
How ‘Smooth’ is your stroke?
Another one of our favourite resources is www.swimsmooth.com which among other things has a really useful animation of Mr Smooth – demonstrating the perfect swim stroke! Speed him up, slow him down, view him from head on or from above – this cool moving graphic can come in handy if you just want to check what your head or hands* should be doing. Check out the Swim Smooth book too!
*or any other part of your body for that matter!
Just want an easy to follow 10 week plan?
Then look no further, we have a dead easy free swim training plan right here on the NHS Fun Tri site- you are welcome!
The team behind the Bolton Triathlon are delighted to announce that entries for this years event are now open. the event will take place on Sunday 7th June at Turton Sports Centre.
We have listened to the feedback from last years race and for this year we:
will relocate the transition area to bring it closer to the improved finishing area
will increase the signage on both the run and bike routes
have changed the date to avoid clashing with the Edgworth trail race
You can enter both the solo and relay events here
Results for yesterday triathlon can be found on the uk results website
We are pleased to announce that the Railway Pub which is adjacent to the sports centre will play host to both competitors and friends and families. The pub will open at 10am and will be offering 10% of food and drinks. In order to take advantage of this offer please show your race number. The Railway has recently undergone a major refurbishment and offers a fantastic range of food and drinks. The presentation will also take place at the Railway once all competitors have finished.
Every event relies on volunteers to run smoothly and safely. Without people willing to give up a couple of hours there would simply be no races to compete in.
The Bolton Fun Tri is no exception, to run the event we need around 30 volunteers in a range of different roles. in particular we are looking for volunteers to:
Work in the pool including
Length counters this is a sitting down role making sure that everyone swims the correct number of lengths. The race starts at 8 am and you will be finished by 10am.
Time keepers. This is also a sitting down role and as the name suggests involves recording the times of swimmers as they exit the pool. You’ll be needed poolside at 7.30am and finished by 10am
Marshalling on the route.
Both the run and bike course need marshals to make sure that our competitors don’t get lost You’ll be needed around 8.30am and finished by around 11.30am.
If you can spare a couple of hours please get in touch either email garriep@gmail.com or text 07595515903.
We think this years run course is a classic! After leaving the transition area competitors will turn left onto Chapletown Road. They will continue on this rather undulating road running on the left hand side pavement. After 2.3km competitors will cross the road by the pillbox and descend into Jumbles Country Park. There is a short technical descent which requires athletes to take care. Once this challenging downhill had been conquered then it’s a beautiful run along side the bank of Jumbles reservoir. This lovely trail turn into the quiet residential Grange Road. Competitors will follow this until they reach Bromley Cross railway station. Marshalls will guide competitors across the tracks leaving only the short sprint to the finishing arch within the school grounds.
Triathlon clubs are the lifeblood of our sport. They are mostly run by volunteers who give up their free time to support and encourage ordinary people to undertake extraordinary achievements.
In recognition of the fantastic work and contribution that these clubs make, one of our event sponsors Peak XV Tri Coaching are offering cash back to local clubs*
For every club member who enters the triathlon during the month of May Peak XV will refund £3 to their club. It’s that simple.
*To qualify the triathlon clubs must appear on the list of Triathlon England affiliated clubs in the North West area.
Enter the race here
We are delighted to announce that entries are now being taken for our triathlon. We are offering a limited number of early bird discounted entry costs for the solo competitors. you can enter here
The team behind the NHS Triathlon are excited to announce big changes for the 2019 race. Whilst we can’t give too much away at this stage, we can tell you that after every race we collect feedback from competitors to inform and improve the race for the following year.
So for 2019 we have taken all the bits that competitors love including the relaxed atmosphere, fantastic friendly volunteers, sociable start time, great finishing area, and a quality medal and will be running the event from a totally new venue with great parking and a single large transition area.
We listened to the feedback regarding both the bike and run routes and we will be returning to the original distances. The swim will remain a pool based 400m, the new 20k bike course will be on quiet country roads with a few hills to keep things interesting. The new 5k run course that we are planning will be partly off road taking in some of the glorious scenery that the area has to offer!
We are working closely with our partners and will be in a position to confirm the date of the event over the next few days and entries will open in November!
These can be found at https://www.nhstriathlon.co.uk/the-event/results/kids-swimrun-results/
Thanks for everyone who made today a great success. Results for the children’s swim run will be posted tomorrow. Provisional results for the other events can be found here.
This year we are delighted to welcome some new sponsors for our event. Please take a few minutes to read about what each company offers on our sponsor page found here
There will be two opportunities to register for the adult events this years as follows:
Friday 5.30pm-7.00pm
Saturday from 12.30pm
Both will take place in the reception area of Horwich Leisure Centre.
In order to make race day a little less hectic we would encourage you to try and register on the Friday evening. If you are a team only one person needs to register the team. On the Friday we will have race crew around to answer any questions that you may have.
Full race day brief will be emailed to everyone early next week including details of start times.
New for the 2018 Horwich Festival of Racing is the inclusion of a children’s Swim Run, supported by Ramsbottom running club.
The swim will take place at Horwich Leisure centre on Saturday June 16th and is open to all children aged between eight and fourteen.
The race features:
Entry forms can be downloaded here
Online entry is available here
